Don't throw away that CEREAL box!

I saw this idea in a magazine and gave it a try. All you need is an old cereal box, tape, paper of choice (wrapping, scrap booking, old comics...etc), a pen and scissors. I'll mention that I am one of those people that I HAVE to see my finished project as soon as possible....which means I don't like to take a whole lot of time to do a perfect job. ☺

I made these for the girls. Here is how I did it....

Cut the box at an angle on both sides....then lay the box on the paper and mark the size--and be sure to cut it out a little bigger so you can overlap. Now, I just used scotch tape because I wasn't too worried about seeing it. If you are wanting it to look pretty and hide the tape, you can use a tape runner or even glue I guess.

(you can see the sides are done and are
overlapping onto the front & back)

First do the sides...then the front and back. That way the paper overlaps and looks much neater. (I learned this after doing it wrong on the first box!)

You can add stickers, ribbons, labels--whatever your heart desires!♥

A couple things here I want to mention. Cereal boxes are ALL different sizes. So, if you are using this to hold magazines, be sure your box is big enough.

Also, they are pretty flimsy. I know that it's only a matter of time before these get ripped or torn. They are fun, but kids are kids and I don't expect these to last forever. If you have older kids--you might get more mileage!

If you try this...I want to see too. Please send me pics! ☺

By the way, you can google uses for the plastic bag inside the cereal box too! Wow...such frugal ideas!